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The Essential Michael Nyman Band :: 1992
Argo CD 436 820-2
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Track list

The Draughtsman's Contract - Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds 5:04
The Draughtsman's Contract - An Eye for Optical Theory 4:16
The Draughtsman's Contract - The Garden is Becoming a Robe Room 6:08
A Zed and Two Noughts - Prawn-watching 2:29
A Zed and Two Noughts - Time Lapse 3:52
Drowning By Numbers - Fish Beach 2:53
Drowning By Numbers - Wheelbarrow Walk 2:32
Drowning By Numbers - Knowing the Ropes 5:44
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - Miserere Paraphrase 7:06
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - Memorial 11:18
Water Dances - Stroking 5:11
Water Dances - Synchronising 5:33
Prospero's Books - Miranda 4:16

Musicians

The Michael Nyman Band
Alaxander Balanescu: violin
Clare Connors: violin
Ann Morphy: violin
Kate Musker: viola
Tony Hinnigan: cello
Justin Pearson: cello
Martin Elliott: bass guitar
John Harle: soprano and alto saxophone
David Roach: soprano and alto saxophone
Andrew Findon: baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
Steve Sidwell: trumpet
Marjorie Dunn: horn
Nigel Barr: bass trombone, euphonium
John Lenahan: piano
Michael Nyman: piano

Singers
Sarah Leonard: soprano
Linda Hirst: mezzo-soprano